Canceller Bot

About

Canceller Bot is a Twitter bot that automatically generates an image in which a "no" or "strikethrough" symbol is applied over a profile picture of a Twitter user, implying that the person has been cancelled. Created in September 2020, the bot achieved popularity in January 2021.

History

On September 7th, 2020, French developer @ohne_sonne, inspired by Twitter user @goelisette, launched Canceller Bot (CancellerBot) on Twitter. ^[1] The account, a joke bot, applies a crossed-out circle sign to a Twitter user's profile picture, "cancelling" them.

On the same day, @ohne_sonne tested the bot on @goelisette, with the bot posting its first tweet^[2] (shown below).

Features

Upon being summoned, Canceller Bot generates a new image based on a profile picture of the requested Twitter user. A "no symbol" is then applied over the original image, which jokingly implies that the person is cancelled. The post is accompanied by a randomized caption in French announcing that the person has been cancelled.

On February 3rd, 2021, the bot account posted^[3] a Q&A for the bot (shown below).

Highlights

On February 2nd, 2021, Twitter user @wakeupJags used the bot to "cancel" Indian film actress Kangana Ranaut who spoke against the 2020-2021 Indian farmers' protest. The post received nearly 1,000 likes in roughly one month (shown below).

In January and February 2021, the account gained significant popularity among K-pop stans on Twitter who used it to "cancel" those expressing negative opinions about K-pop-related matters (examples shown below).

Traffic

As of March 8th, 2021, six months since it was activated, the account accumulated over 12,100 followers.

Search Interest

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